Not the entire edition, of course.
No happy Hooligan, Barney Google, Abe Kabible.
Merely the part worth reading: E.K. Hornbeck's
Brilliant little symphony of words.
You should read it.
A sweet, sad song about the Hillsboro heretic,
B. Cates: boy-Socrates, latter-day Dreyfus,
Romeo with a biology book
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In these lines, hornbeck is describing Cates. He is trying to say that he does go with the flow and tries to stand out. He is saying that he is eager to learn and teach what many believe is wrong.